Comment Number: OL-109614
Received: 12/10/2004 5:37:32 PM
Organization: Turtle Rock New Media
Commenter: Paul Erskine
State: CA
Subject: Trade Regulation Rule on Telemarketing Sales
Title: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment
CFR Citation: 16 CFR Part 310
No Attachments

Comments:

I am opposed to allowing the Telemarketers the proposed safe harbor, as it means more unwanted junk phone calls which I do not want. The loss of privacy is an important problem of today's society. The Federal Trade Commission should do all that it can to protect citizen's privacy. I am also opposed to the liberal interpretation of the term 'business relationship' to include casual purchase of a cup of coffee or similar sundry goods. The FTC needs to apply common sense to limit the scope where businesses can be privacy invaders.